I cannot tell you how much this breaks my heart! I have had the amazing opportunity to Volunteer down at International Missions this past semester. I have also been able to travel around the world and visit our missionaries. They are doing some incredible things! They have given their entire lives to telling others about Christ. It is their passion and God"s light is being shown in some really dark places. They are obeying the message that is clear throughout the Scriptures to go and tell.
Now they are being told I'm sorry you cannot go back to your field, you have to stay here. Why is this? Money. FWBIM is making them stay so they can go around to our churches and beg us for money. How sad is this? IT IS TIME FOR US TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!! The church exists to spread the light of Jesus, not to give you a place to go to once a week to make you happy! I am sick and tired of all the fighting and the bickering between FREE WILL BAPTISTS brothers and sisters! This is our fault for letting our money be more important than the souls of people. Because of our greediness people are going to Hell, and you will answer for it.
What have we become?! We spend more time arguing over things like a stupid funding system than actually doing what we are supposed to. Do you not have faith in our God to use the money the best way possible? Money is temporal, souls are not! You are not going, you are sitting on your butts, at home, comfortable, spending your money on yourself. That is the definition of selfishness. May God forgive us for letting ourselves get in the way of His plan.
I am a new generation, and I refuse to just sit by and watch all of this happen! Our missionaries are my heroes because they have given up everything for God. That is what we teach in Sunday school is the mark of a true Christian, but no one believes it anymore. Actions speak louder than words. We are failing in our job of the great commission. It is time for us to wake up to the world that is going to Hell around us. Your money is not really yours. It belongs to the almighty creator who gives it to you so that you can be a blessing. Get past your selfishness and your greediness and support the missionaries that are on the field! You will answer to God one day for what you do! DO you want Him to say "Well done," or, "Look at all these souls that are in Hell because you did nothing?"
I am sorry if this sounds mean, but it is the truth. I am speaking to every single Free Will Baptist. I know that there are those of you out there that do support IM, but you can do more. We need people to step up and give and we need people to step up and confront those who are doing nothing. We have thousands of us out there, there should be no reason for this mess. The Bible tells us not to let divisions come into the church, so why are we letting things get in the way of being one united force in the world? I do not care about your preferences. God is much bigger than you. Stop being selfish and do what it is that God has called you to do. This is the true mark of a Christian- putting others before yourself. If we are not careful IM will be gone and FWB will be too!
Lord, I pray that you will forgive us for being selfish. Forgive us for not doing what you have asked us to do. Please change our hearts so that we may take you to a lost world. I pray for our missionaries, give them strength and help them not to get discouraged. Please let them know there are some of us on their side! Please give them a special blessing. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
